Reactive statements

Today (26 December) the Guardian has published an article reporting on claims it says have been made by two whistleblowers. There are a number of claims in the article which focus on the accusation that caseworkers are prioritising more profitable …

The Guardian has today (Saturday, 11 November) featured an interview with Neil Basu, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, at the Metropolitan Police Service. The officer spoke about neighbourhood policing and the threat from Islamist and far-right terrorism in the UK. He was …

Last night (Thursday, 2 November) the BBC News at Ten concluded its special series on gun and knife crime with a focus on stop and search and police resources. The programme reported that the number of crimes involving guns or knives …

Today (Tuesday October 10), a High Court judgement was handed down in respect of a judicial review, brought by Medical Justice, on aspects of the policy on adults at risk in immigration detention. Please find the Home Office response to the court …

Today, the Mail on Sunday’s front page reports nearly 400 stations with front counters allowing the public to talk face-to-face with officers have been shut down across England and Wales in less than ten years.

The latest set of crime statistics was published today by the Home Office, and the Office of National Statistics published the Crime Survey for England and Wales. The figures relate to the year ending March 2017. Policing and fire Minister …

Following reports in broadcast media, please find the Home Office’s response to changes to police use of force rules to increase transparency following the Shaw Review. A Home Office spokesperson said: Our police reforms have overhauled the previous cumbersome regime of …

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